USA, Tonganoxie, Kansas. In response to strong consumer demand for chicken, Tyson Foods, Inc. announced plans to build a $320 mill. poultry complex in eastern Kansas.
The poultry plant will be capable of processing 1.25 mill. birds per week, increasing Tyson Foods’ overall production capacity. The payroll and payments to farmers from the new operation, along with its purchase of grain and utilities, is expected to generate an annual economic benefit to the state of Kansas of $150 mill.
Tyson Foods currently operates facilities in six Kansas communities, employing about 5,700 in the state with an annual payroll of more than $210 mill. In its 2016 fiscal year, Tyson Foods paid Kansas cattle suppliers more than $2 bn. and hog suppliers more than $1.3 mill. The company estimates its total statewide annual impact for fiscal 2016, including grain purchases, utilities, property taxes and charitable contributions to be more than $2.4 bn.